More Codes Make a Smaller Step - Electronic Circuits X: Sampling, Quantization, and Finite Conversion Step by Step

Changing only code count changes the LSB. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

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Eight codes make one-volt steps

The eight-code ladder has LSB 1 volt.

8\ \text{V}/8=1\ \text{V}

Sixteen codes make half-volt steps

The same range with 16 codes gives LSB 1/2 volt.

8\ \text{V}/16={1\over 2}\ \text{V}